Lynn LaPlante
@lynnlaplante.bsky.social
Candidate for State Rep IL-42. DuPage County Board Commissioner. Violinist & violist, writer, arts advocate, Mom of 4.
I just spent two weeks in Charleston performing with the symphony and opera by night, and working on my campaign by day—whew! Music + politics, my fav combination. And you know who else loves that? Rick Steves!
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I just spent two weeks in Charleston performing with the symphony and opera by night, and working on my campaign by day—whew! Music + politics, my fav combination. And you know who else loves that? Rick Steves!
Absolutely thrilled to receive the Illinois Nurses Association endorsement for my primary race! As a proud union member, every labor endorsement means the world to me. Thank you for your kind words of support and endorsement!
#unionstrong #helplynnwin #il42
#unionstrong #helplynnwin #il42
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Absolutely thrilled to receive the Illinois Nurses Association endorsement for my primary race! As a proud union member, every labor endorsement means the world to me. Thank you for your kind words of support and endorsement!
#unionstrong #helplynnwin #il42
#unionstrong #helplynnwin #il42
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Hold The Line; labor art & poetry
This week's show: Singer-songwriter Linda Allen with the story behind her song Hold The Line; artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on how he uses his art as a form of political medicine, and longtime labor leader Stewart Acuff reads from his new book of po
This week's show: Singer-songwriter Linda Allen with the story behind her song Hold The Line; artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on how he uses his art as a form of political medicine, and longtime labor leader Stewart Acuff reads from his new book of po
Hold The Line; labor art & poetry
This week's show: Singer-songwriter Linda Allen with the story behind her song Hold The Line; artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on how he uses his art as a form of political medicine, and longtime labor leader Stewart Acuff reads from his new book of poetry, Love Is Solidarity in Action. On Labor History in 2:00: Police Attack UE Amid the ‘46 Strike Wave Broadcast on March 27, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. @rlmartstudio @AcuffStewart @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod
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March 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Hold The Line; labor art & poetry
This week's show: Singer-songwriter Linda Allen with the story behind her song Hold The Line; artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on how he uses his art as a form of political medicine, and longtime labor leader Stewart Acuff reads from his new book of po
This week's show: Singer-songwriter Linda Allen with the story behind her song Hold The Line; artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on how he uses his art as a form of political medicine, and longtime labor leader Stewart Acuff reads from his new book of po
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These are terrible times — the worst I’ve lived through, and I’ve lived through some bad ones. But in hundreds of thousands of ways, you are beacon lights. You are the beginnings of positive change. robertreich.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
A Sunday thought
Friends,
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March 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
These are terrible times — the worst I’ve lived through, and I’ve lived through some bad ones. But in hundreds of thousands of ways, you are beacon lights. You are the beginnings of positive change. robertreich.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
Congresswoman
Delia Ramirez reminded us all how much stronger we are when we work together. When you rise, pull other women up with you. When you get a seat at the table, save a seat for another woman. Strong women love strong women 💪
#womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday
Delia Ramirez reminded us all how much stronger we are when we work together. When you rise, pull other women up with you. When you get a seat at the table, save a seat for another woman. Strong women love strong women 💪
#womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday
March 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congresswoman
Delia Ramirez reminded us all how much stronger we are when we work together. When you rise, pull other women up with you. When you get a seat at the table, save a seat for another woman. Strong women love strong women 💪
#womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday
Delia Ramirez reminded us all how much stronger we are when we work together. When you rise, pull other women up with you. When you get a seat at the table, save a seat for another woman. Strong women love strong women 💪
#womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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Don't let Trump flood your zone. Stay focused. Keep your eye on what this corrupt regime is really doing — looting the government to line their own pockets with massive tax cuts and the ability to steer more federal contracts their way.
February 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Don't let Trump flood your zone. Stay focused. Keep your eye on what this corrupt regime is really doing — looting the government to line their own pockets with massive tax cuts and the ability to steer more federal contracts their way.
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Count me in, ladies!! 💙💙
February 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Count me in, ladies!! 💙💙
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Lynn LaPlante, CFM 10-208 | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Lynn LaPlante, CFM 10-208 | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. Matt Biggs, President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss pressing issues facing federal workers following the start of President Trump’s second term in office.
americasworkforceradiopodcast.podbean.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Lynn LaPlante, CFM 10-208 | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
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Lynn LaPlante, CFM 10-208 | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Lynn LaPlante, CFM 10-208 | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. Matt Biggs, President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss pressing issues facing federal workers following the start of President Trump’s second term in office.
americasworkforceradiopodcast.podbean.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Lynn LaPlante, CFM 10-208 | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Lynn LaPlante, a concert violinist and violist and member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, joined the America's Workforce Union Podcast to share her journey in labor and how that has helped her make a difference in her community. M
Thank you America’s Work Force Union Podcast for the lively discussion about music, politics, Plains, Georgia and organized labor—it’s all connected, I swear! Take a listen on your favorite podcast platform to find out how: awf.labortools.com/listen/cfm-l...
February 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you America’s Work Force Union Podcast for the lively discussion about music, politics, Plains, Georgia and organized labor—it’s all connected, I swear! Take a listen on your favorite podcast platform to find out how: awf.labortools.com/listen/cfm-l...
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This is the “stand up and fight” stuff we want to see everyday! Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !
Bodies are still being pulled from the Potomac.
The President and extreme MAGA Republicans are blaming women and people of color for the deadly plane crash.
At the same time, they are dismantling the Federal Aviation Administration as we know it.
Disgusting.
The President and extreme MAGA Republicans are blaming women and people of color for the deadly plane crash.
At the same time, they are dismantling the Federal Aviation Administration as we know it.
Disgusting.
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is the “stand up and fight” stuff we want to see everyday! Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !
January 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Please join me on a trip to Plains, Georgia to hear Jimmy Carter teach Sunday School: lynnlaplante.substack.com/p/attending-...
#JimmyCarter #SundaySchool #PlainsGA
#JimmyCarter #SundaySchool #PlainsGA
December 30, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Please join me on a trip to Plains, Georgia to hear Jimmy Carter teach Sunday School: lynnlaplante.substack.com/p/attending-...
#JimmyCarter #SundaySchool #PlainsGA
#JimmyCarter #SundaySchool #PlainsGA
God bless you, President Carter!
Thank you for being a shining example of goodness in action for the whole world to see. A life well lived.
#jimmycarter #presidentcarter
Thank you for being a shining example of goodness in action for the whole world to see. A life well lived.
#jimmycarter #presidentcarter
December 29, 2024 at 9:23 PM
God bless you, President Carter!
Thank you for being a shining example of goodness in action for the whole world to see. A life well lived.
#jimmycarter #presidentcarter
Thank you for being a shining example of goodness in action for the whole world to see. A life well lived.
#jimmycarter #presidentcarter
chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
My first Op-Ed, writtten with @marienewman.bsky.social, on the importance of the arts and organized labor leading the way during challenging political times.
Thank you to the @chicago.suntimes.com for carrying our message in today’s paper!
My first Op-Ed, writtten with @marienewman.bsky.social, on the importance of the arts and organized labor leading the way during challenging political times.
Thank you to the @chicago.suntimes.com for carrying our message in today’s paper!
The arts pack powerful punch, especially in turbulent times
The arts have a lot in common with the labor movement. Art is an action, not a commodity. Artists are considered the canaries in the coal mine — often signaling concern, danger, mistrust and protest.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 7:31 PM
chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
My first Op-Ed, writtten with @marienewman.bsky.social, on the importance of the arts and organized labor leading the way during challenging political times.
Thank you to the @chicago.suntimes.com for carrying our message in today’s paper!
My first Op-Ed, writtten with @marienewman.bsky.social, on the importance of the arts and organized labor leading the way during challenging political times.
Thank you to the @chicago.suntimes.com for carrying our message in today’s paper!
Yesterday I played my violin for the detainees in jail in a full Mass with the Bishop and a solo recital afterwards that unexpectedly turned into a singalong! This is what Christmas joy looks and feels like to me 🎄🎻🎄
#restorativejustice
#restorativejustice
December 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Yesterday I played my violin for the detainees in jail in a full Mass with the Bishop and a solo recital afterwards that unexpectedly turned into a singalong! This is what Christmas joy looks and feels like to me 🎄🎻🎄
#restorativejustice
#restorativejustice
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December 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Because folks kept asking how do we push back against Trump, I put together the "Fight Back Guide" . My latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/marienew...
December 18, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Because folks kept asking how do we push back against Trump, I put together the "Fight Back Guide" . My latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/marienew...
Changing my entire outfit around Wonder Woman’s nap schedule, why of course that’s why I set those black pants out in my closet, I did it all for you 😻
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Changing my entire outfit around Wonder Woman’s nap schedule, why of course that’s why I set those black pants out in my closet, I did it all for you 😻
Big news from one of my all time favorite writers @mariankeyes.bsky.social !!
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 3, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Big news from one of my all time favorite writers @mariankeyes.bsky.social !!